Outdoor Activities ...

As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).

When in Blue Sky, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Blue Sky and the surrounding area.

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Blue Sky

• Astronomy & Satellites ...
  • Whether using binoculars, a small telescope or the naked-eye, the Heavens-Above website can help you to find your way around the night-time sky. In addition to detailed sky charts, their website will help you find planets, asteriods, comets, satellites and their tracks across the sky.
  • To give accurate results, Heavens-Above requires the latitude and longitude of your location. As a starting point, when we link to Heavens-Above, we pass this GPS location for Blue Sky:
  • 35.765344, -87.879750
  • Once you're on the Heavens-Above website, you can improve its accuracy by giving a more precise longitude and latitude as your actual position.
  • Open the Heavens-Above website centered on Blue Sky

• Bird Watching ...
  • We enjoy finding new spots for bird watching and we use the eBird website for local sighting reports and to help identify hotspots.
  • The eBird website is organized on a county-by-county basis. We have selected Perry County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Perry County
  • Since Blue Sky is near Decatur County and also Humphreys County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Decatur County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Humphreys County

• Waymarking ...
  • Looking for somewhere out of the ordinary? Find a unique place and want to share it with others? Then it's time to visit Waymarking.com:
  • Open the Waymark.com report for Blue Sky

Curious and Interesting Names Near Blue Sky ...

As we travel, we always see a community with a name that gives pause. While there are names which are interesting or familiar, some catch our attention or strike our fancy. We always wonder about such a name. If time permits and the community is not too far, we'll usually try to make a side-trip.

• Beardstown
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Beardstown is located in Perry County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beardstown
• Buffalo
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Buffalo is located in Humphreys County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buffalo
• Cherokee Heights
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Cherokee Heights is located in Decatur County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherokee Heights
• Chestnut Grove
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Chestnut Grove is located in Perry County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestnut Grove
• Crooked Creek
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Crooked Creek is located in Perry County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crooked Creek
• Grandmother Ford
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Grandmother Ford is located in Humphreys County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grandmother Ford
  • Estimated population in 2014: 307 people
• Mousetail ‑ Historic
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Mousetail is located in Perry County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mousetail
• Spring Creek
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Spring Creek is located in Perry County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Creek
• Sugar Tree
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Sugar Tree is located in Decatur County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Tree
• Toms Creek ‑ Historic
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Toms Creek is located in Perry County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toms Creek

How Far From Blue Sky to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Blue Sky to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Blue Sky and extending to:

• Linden, which is the Seat of Perry County, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<1> to the south southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Blue Sky to Linden, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
• Nashville, which is the State Capital of Tennessee, lies 67 miles [107.8 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take about three full days and walking would take three full days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 632 miles [1,017.1 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 25 days and walking would take 36 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,487 miles [10,439.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,208 miles [11,600.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,083 miles [8,180.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'